Kurosaka Station (黒坂駅, Kurosaka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Hino, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Kurosaka Station 黒坂駅 | |||||||
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 Kurosaka Station, May 2008 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Kurosaka, Hino-cho, Hino-gun, Tottori-ken 689-5131 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 35°12′23.39″N 133°23′0.61″E / 35.2064972°N 133.3835028°E | ||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||
| Line(s) |  Hakubi Line | ||||||
| Distance | 103.7 km (64.4 mi) from Kurashiki | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
| Construction | |||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 1 April 1925 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| 2018 | 48 daily | ||||||
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Lines
editKurosaka Station is served by the Hakubi Line, and is located 103.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kurashiki and 119.6 kilometers from Okayama.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms connected with the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Hakubi Line
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for Niimi and Okayama |
| 2 | ■ Hakubi Line
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for Yonago |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Hakubi Line | ||||
| Kamisuge | - | Neu | ||
History
editKurosaka Station opened on November 10, 1922. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 48 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Hino Town Kurosaka Elementary School
- Tottori Prefectural Hino High School Kurosaka Facility
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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Media related to Kurosaka Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kurosaka Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
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